Chương 378: I'm not having an illicit affair, I'm preparing for espionage

Despite all of her courage, walking into Caleb's bedroom was an odd experience. Odd even seemed like too mild a word for how it felt.

It felt a little bit like walking into a wolves' den. Or...walking up to the front of the line of an amusement park ride.

It also just...

Felt surreal. Like she'd wake up from it at any moment and realize that this entire insane sequence of events - perhaps going back to the death of the king or even further - had just been the strangest dream she'd ever experienced.

She could scarcely believe what she was doing, honestly. As confident and determined and insistent as she'd been with her husbands, now that she faced the reality of her choice, it was...

Strange.

Bizarre.

Terrifying, too. And she hadn't even faced any of the actual danger yet. Who knew what would come from it?

An empress...a literal empress! Entering the private bedroom of a strange prince. Alone. To...to...

She bit her lip.